PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kahn
vs
Heap

195 cm
33
219 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

185 cm
36
220 lbs
34 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bos Energy MMA159.4

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eildon Heap!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heap counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Heap takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kahn on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kahn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
Heap prevents a body shot from Kahn.
Kahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Kahn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heap's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kahn.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heap.
Kahn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heap lands an elbow that stopped Kahn in his tracks for a moment.
Kahn takes an elbow to the temple.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Kahn scores with a shot to the side of Heap's head.
Heap lands a hook that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Heap controls his hands.
Heap misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Heap lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kahn or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heap misses with a knee to the head.
Heap misses with a knee strike.
Heap scores with a shot to the side of Kahn's head.
Heap blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Heap.
Heap pushes Kahn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kahn takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heap misses with a looping right.
Kahn throws an off balance right hand
and Heap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heap.
Heap misses with an uppercut.
Kahn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heap just manages to avoid it.
That kick from Kahn tenderised Heap's leg. Heap is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heap drives through and clinches with Kahn against the cage.
Heap prevents a body shot from Kahn.
Heap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kahn manages to break the clinch.
Kahn throws a head kick that misses
and Heap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heap scores with the left hand. Kahn knows he should have avoided that one.
Kahn scores with a jab.

Heap closes the distance and clinches.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Heap lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kahn controlling the action here for a moment.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heap blocks a body shot from Kahn.
Heap blocking some punches.
Kahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Kahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kahn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kahn misses with a shot to the body
and Heap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heap throws a nice looking combination but Kahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Heap manages to avoid it.
Heap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahn.
Nice shot lands for Heap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eildon Heap dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A solid body kick from Kahn.
Heap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Kahn.
Kahn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heap moves out of range of the strikes.
Heap wants to clinch.
Heap fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
Heap takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Heap moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Heap looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heap lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap walks into a straight right hand from Kahn.
Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Heap saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn backing away here, and Heap unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Heap checks it.
Heap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahn.
Heap looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
Heap moves out of range as Kahn throws a body kick.
Kahn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kahn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heap on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kahn thuds a left hand into Heap's body.
Kahn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heap throws a shot from downtown. Kahn moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heap misses with a straight right.
Kahn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heap avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kahn throws a head kick but Heap moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kahn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heap throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
Heap throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Heap avoids the head kick by Kahn.
Heap throws a series of punches but Kahn avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kahn lands a really nice looking cross but Heap seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Heap blocks the leg kick.
Heap connects with a right hand. Kahn shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahn.
Kahn connects with a right hand. Heap shakes it off.
Heap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahn.
Heap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kahn doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heap. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heap just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKahn.
Kahn throws a sloppy head kick and Heap moves out of range easily.
Heap thuds a left hand into Kahn's body.
Kahn stalks Heap and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heap's face. Heap staggers backwards, shaken.
Heap blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Heap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kahn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Heap avoids it.
Heap throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
Heap connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kahn momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heap darts in trying to clinch
and Kahn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heap's knee momentarily.
Kahn connects with a leg kick. Heap looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kahn jabs Heap right on the nose. Heap blinks but takes it well.
Kahn lands a head kick!
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heap moves away.
Heap's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heap doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Heap moves away and avoids it.
Heap takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kahn catches Heap with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Kahn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Heap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahn.
Tyson Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Heap is just out of range.
Heap steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kahn. That one must have hurt.
Kahn throws a jab when Heap was well out of range.
Kahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heap on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kahn staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Kahn misses.
Heap takes one to the chin there.

Heap is rocked!
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Heap's head but Heap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Kahn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heap! But no joy.
Heap might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kahn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Heap swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
Heap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahn.
Kahn misses with an uppercut. Heap saw that one coming.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Heap looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kahn pushes Heap away with a front kick.
Kahn sizes up Heap with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heap tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Kahn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Kahn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heap takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Heap.
A quick step to the side and Kahn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kahn misses with a hook
and Heap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kahn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - Kahn coming out on top.
Heap takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heap is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahn finish him?
Kahn throws a one two combo.
Kahn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heap can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heap, as that shot connected.
Heap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Heap defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
Heap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kahn.
Heap seems to have recovered his senses.
Heap just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Heap.
Kahn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heap checks it well.
Heap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahn throws a sloppy head kick
and Heap counters with a body kick that stops Kahn in his tracks momentarily.
Heap lands a nice shot to the body.
Kahn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heap tries to clinch up but Kahn circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahn misses the target.
Kahn lands a leg kick that knocks Heap off balance momentarily.
Kahn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Heap cracks a nice hook into Kahn's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heap.
Kahn misses the shot to the body.
Heap misses with a right hand
and Kahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heap misses with a straight right.
Heap throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
Heap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Kahn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kahn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Kahn!
Tyson Kahn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Eildon Heap spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so handome I'm not surprised this guy was all over me!!'.